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                    Suicide Bomb Attacks Rock Chad, Nigeria

   by VOA News

   At least 14 people were killed and 74 injured in a suicide bomb attack
   at a crowded market in Chad's capital, N'Djamena, Saturday.

   The incident came hours after a separate bombing in Nigeria's Borno
   state killed two people.

   No group has claimed responsibility for either attack, but Chad has
   blamed Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group based in neighboring
   Nigeria, for a series of bombings and shootings in the central African
   country in recent weeks.

   "Our current count is 15 dead," police spokesman Paul Manga said. The
   total includes the suicide bomber - a man dressed in a woman's burqa.

   Burqas outlawed

   Chad authorities banned the head-to-toe religious garment last month,
   citing the risk that attackers could use it as a disguise or hide
   explosives
   underneath.

   The bomber attempted to enter the market, then detonated his bomb when
   military police tried to stop him, Manga said.

   The bombing in Nigeria occurred in the northeastern city of Maiduguri,
   Boko Haram's birthplace, which is a frequent target for the group.

   Both attacks underlined the threat still posed by the Islamist
   militants, despite claimed military successes in recent months and with
   a new regional force set to take on the group at the end of the month.

   Boko Haram this year became the West African franchise of the Islamic
   State group, which has called for more attacks during the holy month of
   Ramadan.
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